The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. marks a sea change for judicial review of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) orders, and creates both risks and...more
7/18/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Hobbs Act ,
Judicial Review ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates Inc v McKesson Corporation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed, in FCC v. Consumers’ Research (Consumers’ Research), the constitutionality of the funding mechanism for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Universal...more
7/2/2025
/ Appeals ,
Broadband ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
FCC ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Telecommunications ,
Telecommunications Act ,
Underserved Locations ,
Universal Service Fund ,
USAC
On April 9, 2025, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum (Memorandum) entitled Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations. The Memorandum – part of a broader “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory...more
4/14/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Executive Orders ,
Presidential Proclamations ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Trump Administration
On Friday, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal agencies are no longer entitled to deference when they interpret ambiguous statutes. Loper Bright thus overrules an earlier Supreme...more
7/2/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
FTC Act ,
Government Agencies ,
Hobbs Act ,
Judicial Authority ,
Jury Trial ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Media ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Telecommunications
This month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in a pair of cases that have the potential to profoundly alter the landscape of technology regulation in the United States: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and...more
2/5/2024
/ Ambiguous ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Broadband ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Oral Argument ,
Popular ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Technology